Press

Over the years, LDA has published an extensive catalogue of articles for Australasian Dental Practice and Australasian Dentist magazines, ranging from surgery design features to columns addressing finance, practice marketing and various aspects of the design process.

To view any of these articles, which can be downloaded as PDF files, please select one of the following categories:

LDA Documents

Feasibility Series

Title	Issue	Overview
Part 01 - New surgery costs and space requirements	Jan / Feb 2008	An update of costs to assist dentists who are currently considering a fitting out. These accumulated comparative figures can be quite useful in the early stages of planning as they can give an indication of what current costs can be and where the dollars are best spent.

Part 02 - Fitout costs and budgets	Mar / Apr 2008	Establishing a commercially realistic budget is important and easy. Having established what a fit out might cost, the next step is to establish what the practice can afford.

Part 03 - Site Suitability	May / June 2008	11-point checklist PART A. How to ascertain that the tenancy, building or house that you are intending to lease or buy is suitable for a healthcare practice.

Part 04 - Is the building suitable?	July / August 2008	11-point checklist PART B. How to ascertain that the tenancy, building or house that you are intending to lease or buy is suitable for a healthcare practice.

Part 05 - Does this building suit me?	Sept / Oct 2008	11-point checklist PART C. Determining the suitability of a site. How to ascertain that the tenancy, building or house you are intending to lease or buy is suitable for a healthcare practice.